Mother facing charges after letting 3-year-old steer on the highway

By News Staff

Durham police say a mother from Beaverton is facing multiple charges after letting her three-year-old daughter drive on the highway.

On May 31, several videos surfaced on social media of a woman driving on different occasions on a highway at a high rate of speed with her daughter on her lap, steering the vehicle.

Police say the suspect also filmed the incident on her cellphone and neither of them were wearing seatbelts.

They were able to identify the suspect and have arrested her. The Children’s Aid Society has also been notified.

The 33-year-old woman is facing multiple charges including parent not providing the necessities of life and careless driving.

Her name is being withheld to protect the identity of the child.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact police.

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